Where does “regen” come from?

regen (Low German) comes from Middle Dutch rēgen, from Old Dutch regan, from Proto-West Germanic regn, from Proto-Germanic regną, from Proto-Indo-European Hreǵ- — to flow.

regen (Low German): to rain

Definitions

  1. to rain

Ancestry of “regen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchrēgenrain
2Old Dutchreganrain
3Proto-West Germanicregnrain
4Proto-Germanicregnąrain
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreǵ-to flow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hreǵ-Every word from Proto-Germanic regnąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic regn
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